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LI county workers demand paid Juneteenth holiday: ‘Should not be controversial’

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Fews App Post Time 2h ago

Hundreds of Long Island county workers Friday were fuming that they didn’t get Juneteenth off as a paid holiday while much of the rest of the state did. Hoards flooded the outside of Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s office last week alongside Democratic members of the state legislature to demand the local government employer join the 60% of other counties in New York that recognize Juneteenth and give its workers the day off. 3 Hundreds of Nassau County employees protest outside of County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s office to demand the municipality recognize Juneteenth as a paid holiday.

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